Udupi: BJP breathes a sigh of relief as Shiroor seer withdraws from poll fray

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April 27, 2018

Udupi, Apr 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have finally managed to convince the controversial seer to prevent the split of Hindutva votes by withdrawing his nomination papers in Udupi assembly constituency.

Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami, the chief pontiff of historic Shiroor Mutt, whose controversial video clip had gone viral recently, was an aspirant of BJP ticket from Udupi constituency. However, when BJP fielded former MLA Raghupathi Bhat from Udupi, the seer had filed nomination as an independent candidate from the same constituency.

Mr Bhat had repeatedly urged the seer to withdraw the nomination and campaign for the BJP. A delegation of BJP and RSS leaders also had held discussions with the seer.

In a press release issued here on Friday, said that senior leaders of the BJP from the Centre had urged him to withdraw his nomination papers. Besides, he was impressed by various schemes and programmes taken up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre.

“In order to support Mr. Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, I am withdrawing my nomination papers,” the seer said.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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